A joint project of the Division of Campus Residences and the School of Health Technology and Management (SHTM), the Stony Brook University Food Pantry aims to combat food insecurity on campus through the distribution of nourishing food and — more importantly — to keep students in school.

“What I’d like is for us to make whatever difference we can to prevent any student from having to choose between textbooks and food,” says Casey McGloin from SHTM and Stony Brook’s Program in Public Health, who is one of the food pantry’s co-founders.

A volunteer helps stock the shelves with donated food.

The SBU Food Pantry is the brainchild of Dr. Carlos Vidal, Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Development in SHTM and a professor in the Health Sciences program, who saw a need for food assistance and modeled the program on other college pantries.

Food donations events are held throughout the year to keep the shelves well stocked. Although it was created with students in mind, the SBU Food Pantry is available to all members of the campus community.